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- contaminatedverb
Past tense and past participle of "contaminate": made impure by contact with a harmful substance.
- contemporaryadjective
Living or occurring at the same time.
- contemptnoun
The feeling that a person or thing is worthless or beneath consideration.
- contentnoun
The substance or material contained in something.
- contentsnoun
The things that are inside a container or building.
- contestnoun
A competition in which people try to win.
- contestantnoun
A person who takes part in a contest or competition.
- contestantsnoun
Plural of "contestant": people who take part in a contest or competition.
- contextnoun
The circumstances that form the setting for an event or statement and help in understanding it.
- continentnoun
One of the main landmasses of the Earth (Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, South America).
- continentaladjective
Relating to or characteristic of a continent.
- continentsnoun
Plural of "continent": the main landmasses of the Earth.
- continueverb
To persist in an activity or process.
- continuedverb
Past tense and past participle of "continue": persisted in an activity.
- continuesverb
Third person singular present of "continue": persists in an activity.
- continuingverb
Present participle of "continue": persisting in an activity.
- continuousadjective
Forming an unbroken whole; without interruption.
- continuouslyadverb
Without interruption or cessation.
- contractnoun
A written or spoken agreement that is legally binding.
- contractedverb
Entered into a formal agreement.
- contractornoun
A person or company that undertakes a contract to provide materials or labor.
- contractsnoun
Written or spoken agreements that are legally binding.
- contraryadjective
Opposite in nature, direction, or meaning.
- contrastnoun
The state of being strikingly different from something else.
- contributeverb
To give something in order to help achieve or provide something.
- contributedverb
Gave something to help achieve a goal.
- contributionnoun
Something given to a common fund or cause.
- contributionsnoun
Things given to a common fund or cause.
- controlnoun
The power to influence or direct behavior or events.
- controlledverb
Exercised authority over; directed.
- controllernoun
A person or thing that controls something.
- controllingverb
Exercising authority over; directing.
- controlsnoun
Devices used to operate a machine.
- controversialadjective
Causing or likely to cause public disagreement.
- controversynoun
Prolonged public disagreement or heated discussion.
- conveniencenoun
The state of being able to proceed with something without difficulty.
- convenientadjective
Fitting in well with a person's needs or plans.
- conventnoun
A community of nuns living together under religious vows.
- conventionnoun
A large meeting or conference.
- conventionaladjective
Based on or in accordance with accepted standards.
- conversationnoun
An informal talk between two or more people.
- conversationsnoun
Informal talks between people.
- conversionnoun
The process of changing from one form to another.
- convertverb
To change from one form or purpose to another.
- convertedverb
Changed from one form or purpose to another.
- convertibleadjective
Able to be changed from one form to another.
- conveyverb
To communicate or express something.
- convictverb
To declare someone guilty of a criminal offense.
- convictedverb
Declared someone guilty of a criminal offense.
- convictionnoun
A firmly held belief or opinion.